After an international auto theft sting, dimwitted detective Do-chul is treated to a night at a club where he meets Sun-jin Group third-in-line Tae-oh, whose rude behavior rubs Do-chul the wrong way. Convinced Tae-oh is a drug addict, Do-chul tries to investigate, but is stopped by his boss. Meanwhile, Tae-oh runs into Mr.Bae-a truck driver that helped Do-chul with his auto theft case-and his 9-year-old son, protesting to get his overdue wages. After being humiliated and beat... expand

After an international auto theft sting, dimwitted detective Do-chul is treated to a night at a club where he meets Sun-jin Group third-in-line Tae-oh, whose rude behavior rubs Do-chul the wrong way. Convinced Tae-oh is a drug addict, Do-chul tries to investigate, but is stopped by his boss. Meanwhile, Tae-oh runs into Mr.Bae-a truck driver that helped Do-chul with his auto theft case-and his 9-year-old son, protesting to get his overdue wages. After being humiliated and beaten for Tae-oh's amusement, Bae is hospitalized but his son finds Do-chul's business card and calls for help. Do-chul feels responsible and so decides to get Tae-oh, no matter what it takes and no matter how much Tae-oh tries to sabotage him. close

M-Line Distributionpresented a wealth of titles at this year’s European Film Market (EFM), which include several upcoming commercial titles, an array of acclaimed independent films as well as their first VR content acquisitions. Leading their slate is the upcoming youth drama Little Forest, the latest film from Forever The Moment(2008) director YIM Soon-rye, which will bow domestically on February...

Korean sales outfit Finecut is in the midst of a busy European Film Market (EFM). The company represents three of the Korean films screening at the Berlin International Film Festival this year and has three major upcoming titles on its docket, in addition to a range of recent commercial and indie fare. Human, Space, Time and Human, the controversial new film from KIM Ki-duk which is having its wor...

The wait is almost over! Burning, LEE Chang-dong’s first movie following an eight-year absence, is officially in the can and on the way to theaters. The film recently wrapped principal photography after five months of shooting and is in post-production for a turnaround for festival season. Burning is based on legendary Japanese author Haruki MURAKAMI’s short story ‘Barn Burning’, published in 1983...

Blockbuster director RYOO Seung-wan held a Master Class at the Beijing Film Academy on December 1. Co-hosted by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) and China’s Beijing Film Academy, the master class gave Chinese film students and filmmakers the opportunity to learn more about Korean culture and cinema. During the master class, RYOO discussed his career and answered the questions from the audience. He ...

Korean film industry in 2015 has made USD 1.7 billion sales in two years in a row. According to the Final Report on 2015 Korean Film Industry by Korean Film Council (KOFIC), the domestic film sales has reached USD 1.76 billion, including ticket sales and derivative market sales, which is 4.2% higher than the previous year. The box office sales in 2015 has increased by 3.1% to USD 1.42 billion, as...

Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has announced the October monthly report on Korean film industry. According to this report, the overall number of viewers in October was 14.93 million, total ticket sales being USD 101 million. Compared to the same period last year, the number of audience and total sales increased by 2.34 million and USD 18.5 million respectively. However, the audience for Korean films...

Last year’s end-of-year titans finally relinquished their hold on the top of the chart to make way for new releases as a Hollywood film topped the rankings for the first time since Justice League in late November. It was also the first time Korea fell short of a majority share since that same weekend, accounting for 48.5% of sales. All told, 3.09 million tickets were sold during the frame, with Ho...

Business surged over 30% after a new local title posted a far stronger-than-expected debut and gobbled up almost 70% of sales. Overall the weekend welcomed 2.41 million spectators, 73% of which opted for homegrown films. Featuring YOO Hae-jin, last seen in RYOO Seung-wan’s sensation Veteran, as a hitman who unknowingly switches identities with a no-name actor, Luck-Key had an explosive debut, open...

Massive Debut for Critically-Acclaimed Thriller A week after it received a rapturous response from Korean critics, NA Hong-jin’s latest film, the Cannes Out of Competition thriller THE WAILING, bowed to huge numbers this past weekend. The thriller helped keep the box office brisk, as 2.85 million spectators visited multiplexes, with 75% of those opting for Korean films. With 1.83 million viewers...